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March Weather at Kotoka International Airport Ghana

Daily high temperatures are around 91°F, rarely falling below 88°F or exceeding 93°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 79°F, rarely falling below 76°F or exceeding 81°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 79°F on March 3.

For reference, on February 28, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Kotoka International Airport typically range from 79°F to 91°F, while on August 6, the coldest day of the year, they range from 74°F to 81°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March at Kotoka International Airport

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March at Kotoka International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in March at Kotoka International AirportMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowwarmwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of March at Kotoka International Airport experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 74% to 80%.

The clearest day of the month is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 26% of the time.

For reference, on April 26, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 85%, while on December 24, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 59%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March at Kotoka International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 126%Mar 126%Mar 3120%Mar 3120%Mar 1123%Mar 1123%Mar 2121%Mar 2121%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Kotoka International Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 25% and ending it at 36%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 72% on June 8, and its lowest chance is 2% on January 25.

Probability of Precipitation in March at Kotoka International Airport

Probability of Precipitation in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%45%45%50%50%55%55%60%60%FebAprMar 125%Mar 125%Mar 3136%Mar 3136%Mar 1131%Mar 1131%Mar 2137%Mar 2137%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March at Kotoka International Airport is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 1.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.7 inches or falls below 0.3 inches, and ending the month at 2.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.0 inches or falls below 0.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March at Kotoka International Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 inFebAprMar 11.4 inMar 11.4 inMar 312.6 inMar 312.6 inMar 111.9 inMar 111.9 inMar 212.2 inMar 212.2 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March at Kotoka International Airport, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 12 hours, 1 minute of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March at Kotoka International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 112 hr, 1 minMar 112 hr, 1 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Kotoka International Airport is 6:12 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 13 minutes earlier at 5:59 AM on March 31.

The latest sunset is 6:13 PM on March 1 and the earliest sunset is 4 minutes earlier at 6:09 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed at Kotoka International Airport during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:48 AM and sets 12 hours, 27 minutes later, at 6:15 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:04 AM and sets 11 hours, 48 minutes later, at 5:52 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March at Kotoka International Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March at Kotoka International AirportMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFebApr5:59 AM5:59 AMMar 316:09 PMMar 316:09 PM6:12 AM6:12 AMMar 16:13 PMMar 16:13 PM6:08 AM6:08 AMMar 116:12 PMMar 116:12 PM6:04 AM6:04 AMMar 216:11 PMMar 216:11 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March at Kotoka International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March at Kotoka International AirportMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr001010202020303040405050506060707080800001010202030303040405050606060707080NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March at Kotoka International Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March at Kotoka International AirportMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 911:00 PMFeb 911:00 PMFeb 2412:31 PMFeb 2412:31 PMMar 109:01 AMMar 109:01 AMMar 257:01 AMMar 257:01 AMApr 86:22 PMApr 86:22 PMApr 2311:50 PMApr 2311:50 PM5:49 AM5:49 AM6:00 PM6:00 PM6:24 PM6:24 PM6:52 AM6:52 AM6:11 AM6:11 AM6:33 PM6:33 PM5:46 PM5:46 PM6:06 AM6:06 AM5:33 AM5:33 AM6:04 PM6:04 PM5:51 PM5:51 PM6:00 AM6:00 AMNowNow
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
74%-10:03 AMWSW10:43 PMESE3:58 AMS247,515 mi
2
65%-10:49 AMWSW11:35 PMESE4:45 AMS244,829 mi
3
50%-11:39 AMWSW-5:36 AMS241,583 mi
4
43%12:31 AMESE12:35 PMWSW-6:33 AMS237,892 mi
5
32%1:30 AMESE1:35 PMWSW-7:33 AMS233,957 mi
6
22%2:30 AMESE2:37 PMWSW-8:34 AMS230,065 mi
7
13%3:30 AMESE3:39 PMWSW-9:36 AMS226,569 mi
8
6%4:27 AMESE4:39 PMWSW-10:34 AMS223,835 mi
9
1%5:20 AMESE5:37 PMW-11:29 AMS222,176 mi
10
0%6:11 AME6:33 PMW-12:22 PMS221,794 mi
11
2%6:59 AME7:27 PMW-1:13 PMS222,735 mi
12
7%7:48 AME8:21 PMWNW-2:03 PMN224,884 mi
13
15%8:37 AMENE9:17 PMWNW-2:55 PMN227,991 mi
14
24%9:27 AMENE10:13 PMWNW-3:49 PMN231,720 mi
15
35%10:21 AMENE11:11 PMWNW-4:45 PMN235,713 mi
16
46%11:16 AMENE--5:42 PMN239,638 mi
17
50%-12:09 AMWNW12:12 PMENE6:38 PMN243,228 mi
18
66%-1:05 AMWNW1:07 PMENE7:33 PMN246,301 mi
19
76%-1:58 AMWNW2:00 PMENE8:25 PMN248,755 mi
20
83%-2:47 AMWNW2:51 PMENE9:13 PMN250,561 mi
21
90%-3:32 AMWNW3:38 PMENE9:57 PMN251,740 mi
22
95%-4:13 AMWNW4:22 PMENE10:38 PMN252,344 mi
23
98%-4:52 AMW5:05 PME11:18 PMN252,438 mi
24
100%-5:29 AMW5:46 PME11:56 PMS252,080 mi
25
100%-6:06 AMW6:27 PME--
26
100%-6:43 AMW7:09 PME12:35 AMS251,313 mi
27
97%-7:21 AMWSW7:53 PMESE1:15 AMS250,158 mi
28
93%-8:02 AMWSW8:40 PMESE1:57 AMS248,619 mi
29
87%-8:46 AMWSW9:31 PMESE2:42 AMS246,684 mi
30
79%-9:35 AMWSW10:24 PMESE3:32 AMS244,343 mi
31
70%-10:28 AMWSW11:21 PMESE4:25 AMS241,607 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Kotoka International Airport is essentially constant during March, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on April 7, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 16, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 89% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March at Kotoka International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 199%Mar 199%Mar 31100%Mar 31100%Mar 1199%Mar 1199%Mar 21100%Mar 21100%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Kotoka International Airport is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 7.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on July 29, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.4 miles per hour, while on December 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.7 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during March is 7.7 miles per hour on March 3.

Average Wind Speed in March at Kotoka International Airport

Average Wind Speed in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mphFebAprMar 37.7 mphMar 37.7 mphMar 317.5 mphMar 317.5 mphMar 217.6 mphMar 217.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Kotoka International Airport throughout March is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 73% on March 31.

Wind Direction in March at Kotoka International Airport

Wind Direction in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowsouthwesteast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Kotoka International Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Kotoka International Airport is essentially constant during March, remaining around 82°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in March at Kotoka International Airport

Average Water Temperature in March at Kotoka International AirportMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313179°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°FFebAprMar 182°FMar 182°FMar 3183°FMar 3183°FMar 1182°FMar 1182°FMar 2183°FMar 2183°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Kotoka International Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March at Kotoka International Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16NowNowwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Kotoka International Airport are very rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 979°F, from 1,919°F to 2,898°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March at Kotoka International Airport

Growing Degree Days in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312,000°F2,000°F2,200°F2,200°F2,400°F2,400°F2,600°F2,600°F2,800°F2,800°FFebAprMar 11,919°FMar 11,919°FMar 312,898°FMar 312,898°FMar 112,241°FMar 112,241°FMar 212,567°FMar 212,567°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Kotoka International Airport is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.5 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March at Kotoka International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March at Kotoka International AirportMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhFebAprMar 14.6 kWhMar 14.6 kWhMar 314.4 kWhMar 314.4 kWhMar 114.4 kWhMar 114.4 kWhMar 214.4 kWhMar 214.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kotoka International Airport are 5.605 deg latitude, -0.167 deg longitude, and 197 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kotoka International Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 184 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 156 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,047 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,772 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kotoka International Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (96%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (47%) and water (30%), and within 50 miles by water (48%) and cropland (21%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Kotoka International Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Kotoka International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

There are no other weather stations in our network within 200 kilometers of this location. Consequently, in the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on NASA's MERRA-2 modern-era reanalysis , adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal differences between this station and the wide-area MERRA-2 reconstructed values.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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